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5-Amino-1MQ dosage

Also known as: 5 amino 1mq · 5-Amino-1-methylquinolinium · 5-Amino-1-methylquinolinium iodide · 5A1MQ · 5-AMQ · 5-Am-1MQ · Amino 1MQ

Updated Oct 23, 202640 sources

Every 5-Amino-1MQ protocol on file, 8 in all, labelled by where each number came from.

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5-Amino-1MQ dosage by goal

Grouped by goal. Each protocol shows the amount, how often, cycle and rest as the source states them, with every titration step.

Oral5

Oral, standard start (competitor guides)

Amount: 50 mg
How often: Once daily
Route: Oral
Cycle: 8 to 12 weeks on
Rest: 4 weeks off

Who: Adults following competitor dosing guides. No human dose has ever been tested in a trial.

Timing: In the morning, with food.

Oral, standard dose (community)

Amount: 50 mg
How often: Once daily
Route: Oral

Who: Self-reported by Reddit users, including one type 1 diabetic who reports better insulin sensitivity alongside MOTS-c. No human dose has ever been tested in a trial.

Timing: Each morning.

Oral, higher dose (competitor guides)

Amount: 50 mg
How often: 50 mg twice daily (100 mg a day); guides go up to 150 mg a day
Route: Oral
Cycle: 8 to 12 weeks on
Rest: 4 to 6 weeks off

Who: Adults following competitor dosing guides who step up from 50 mg a day. No human dose has ever been tested in a trial.

Timing: Split between morning and midday.

Oral, higher dose (community)

Amount: 50 mg
How often: Two 50 mg capsules a day (100 mg); some go to 150 mg a day
Route: Oral
Cycle: 10 to 12 weeks

Who: Self-reported by Reddit users, often alongside retatrutide and MOTS-c. One cyclist reports 50 to 150 mg a day for endurance. Another says 50 mg barely did anything. No human dose has ever been tested in a trial.

Timing: Morning and midday.

Oral, every other day (community)

Amount: 100 mg
How often: 100 mg every other day
Route: Oral

Who: One Reddit user stacking with NAD+ and tirzepatide. No human dose has ever been tested in a trial.

Timing: Reached by week 3 after titrating up. Taken about 30 minutes after an NAD+ injection.

Subcutaneous3

Subcutaneous, guide default (competitor guides)

Amount: 2.5 to 5 mg
How often: 2.5 mg daily on days 1 and 2, then 5 mg daily (or 2.5 mg twice daily)
Route: Subcutaneous injection
Cycle: About 10 to 20 days per 50 mg vial; no set cycle

Who: Adults following competitor dosing guides for the 50 mg vial. No human dose has ever been tested in a trial.

Timing: In the morning.

Subcutaneous, common start (community)

Amount: 2.5 to 5 mg
How often: Once daily, often 5 days on and 2 off
Route: Subcutaneous injection
Cycle: About 60 days, then a break

Who: Self-reported by Reddit users, often stacked with MOTS-c, SLU-PP-332 or retatrutide. No human dose has ever been tested in a trial.

Timing: Morning or before a workout. One user found an evening dose kept them up late.

Subcutaneous, high dose (community)

Amount: 10 to 50 mg
How often: Once daily at 10, 25 or 50 mg
Route: Subcutaneous injection
Cycle: 4 to 6 weeks

Who: A vocal minority of Reddit users who argue real effects need 50 mg or more. One user who ran 25 mg a day for 6 weeks says it did nothing. No human dose has ever been tested in a trial.

Doses shown are what sources report, labelled by origin. Not medical advice.

Community-reported amounts

The 5-Amino-1MQ amounts people mention most on Reddit, by goal. Counts, not recommendations.

5-Amino-1MQ amounts reported on Reddit, by goal, with mention counts
Goal	Most reported amounts (mentions)
Goal not stated	50 mg (19), 500 mcg (14), 5 mg (9), 10 mg (9)
Weight loss	5 mg (4), 50 mg (3), 84 mg (2)
Longevity and energy	5 mg (2)

From 756 Reddit posts and comments, last mined Oct 23, 2026.

5-Amino-1MQ dosage chart by vial size

Units to draw for the doses sources cite most, at every vial size and water volume.

5-Amino-1MQ: concentration and U-100 syringe units for each vial size and water volume
Water	Strength	2.5 mgdose, units	5 mgdose, units	10 mgdose, units
5 mg vial
1 mLCompetitor guide^†	5 mg/mL	500.5 mL	1001 mL	2002 mL2 draws
3 mLCompetitor guide^†	1.667 mg/mL	1501.5 mL2 draws	3003 mL3 draws	6006 mL6 draws
4 mLCompetitor guide^†	1.25 mg/mL	2002 mL2 draws	4004 mL4 draws	8008 mL8 draws
10 mg vial
1 mLCompetitor guide	10 mg/mL	250.25 mL	500.5 mL	1001 mL
3 mLCommunity-reported	3.333 mg/mL	750.75 mL	1501.5 mL2 draws	3003 mL3 draws
50 mg vial
3 mLCompetitor guide	16.667 mg/mL	150.15 mL	300.3 mL	600.6 mL
4 mLCompetitor guide	12.5 mg/mL	200.2 mL	400.4 mL	800.8 mL

Units are on a U-100 insulin syringe (100 units = 1 mL). U-50 and U-30 barrels read the same units.† Water volume sourced for a different vial size. The math is exact either way.Water volumes from

Doses shown are what sources report, labelled by origin. Not medical advice.

Calculate with this peptideYour vial, your water, your dose: 5-Amino-1MQ in syringe units, with the math shown.

Mixing 5-Amino-1MQ

Diluent: Bacteriostatic water

Water volumes sources use: 1 mL, 3 mL, 4 mL

These sizes are injectable powder vials. Most people take 5-Amino-1MQ as oral capsules, where 50 mg per capsule is the common unit and no mixing is needed. A prefilled 50 mg pen is also reported in community posts. Guides mix the 50 mg vial with 3 to 4 mL. No water volume was found for the 5 mg vial. Oral and injected doses are on different scales, so never convert one to the other.

5-Amino-1MQ dosage questions

What is the usual oral dose of 5-Amino-1MQ?

Guides and community posts start at 50 mg a day, usually one capsule in the morning. Many step up to 100 mg a day split into two doses, and some go to 150 mg. No human trial has tested any of these.

What is the injection dose of 5-Amino-1MQ?

Dosing guides start at 2.5 mg a day and move to 5 mg a day. Reddit reports range from 0.4 mg in blends up to 50 mg a day, and one user summed up the spread as anywhere from 100 mcg to 100 mg. A claim that 12.5 mg saturates NNMT in humans has no data behind it.

How much water goes in a 50 mg vial of 5-Amino-1MQ?

Dosing guides use 3 to 4 mL of bacteriostatic water for the 50 mg vial. Enter your vial and water volume in the calculator to get the exact draw for your dose.

How long is a 5-Amino-1MQ cycle?

Guides quote 8 to 12 weeks on and 4 to 6 weeks off. No study supports any particular cycle length.

Sources for these doses

17 sources, each checked by date. Record updated Oct 23, 2026. Numbers are restated in our own words and labelled by where they came from.

Competitor guide3

5-Amino-1MQpeptidesexplorer.com · checked Oct 23, 2026
5-Amino-1MQ protocolpeptidedosingprotocols.com · checked Oct 23, 2026
5-Amino-1MQ (50 mg Vial) Dosage Protocolpeptidedosages.com · checked Oct 23, 2026

Community-reported14

Comment: 50 mg oral each morning plus MOTS-c, insulin resistance (type 1 diabetes)Reddit r/diabetes_t1 · checked Oct 23, 2026
Comment: 2 x 50 mg oral daily for 10 to 12 weeks with retatrutide and MOTS-cReddit r/Biohacking · checked Oct 23, 2026
Comment: 50 to 150 mg a day oral, endurance for road cyclingReddit r/steroids · checked Oct 23, 2026
Comment: 50 mg oral barely does anything for this userReddit r/BAM15 · checked Oct 23, 2026

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